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5 Tips to Choosing a Contingent Executive
Contingent or part-time executives can be a boon for small businesses. Where else can you economically benefit from the extraordinary knowledge these workers bring to the table? These executives are brought in to deal with difficult legislative issues (think Affordable Care Act), oversee product rollouts, transition to new hardware platforms, or to simply fill in […]
Job Boards Cannot Be Your Only Resource
Job boards are a strong temptation. It’s easy to convince yourself that you’re being productive when you sit at your computer all day and simply apply for the positions you find. Unfortunately, your chances at landing a position through an online job board are small. In a recent CareerXroads survey, job boards were credited for […]
Job Boards Cannot Be Your Only Recruiting Source
Do you undertake the “push and pray” method of recruiting? Do you simply push all your standard job reqs out to the various job boards and pray that the perfect person will stumble across the posting and respond? Or…. Do you “post and plug”. Once you post your job requisition, do you spend all your […]
Do Not Blow Off the Filling Out of the Job Application
Job applications are required for many reasons. Yes, you have spent a lot of time writing, reviewing and revising your resume and you have done a ton of homework in preparing for certain –difficult- interview questions. It is easy to blow off the application process as redundant, but this is not wise, and it can […]
Create the Perfect Employment Application Form
Many small businesses rely on simple one-size-fits-all job application forms provided by various 3rd parties. Whereas these forms may be convenient and easy-to-use, they are probably not effective in finding the best candidates, and (in some cases) they may run contrary to certain employment laws. It is important for you (as employers) to understand what […]
How the Affordable Care Act will Affect Your Job Search – What Massachusetts Can Tell Us
With the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the individual mandate provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the state of Massachusetts has entered the spotlight. This is due to the fact that the state passed a similar healthcare reform bill in 2006. There has been a lot of attention paid in the media […]
Affordable Care Act: What Massachusetts Can Tell Us
President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) into law on March 23, 2010. It has several components, including*: 1) Individual Mandate – all Americans must have health insurance or pay a penalty. Like all good laws, there are exceptions – the very poor and those with religious views who have filed […]
Veterans – Create a Job Search Battle Plan
The job hunt for a civilian job can be an exciting new chapter in your life. However, it is not easy to do – the transition from “military career” to “civilian career” is hard, and the job search can seem overwhelming. However, it does not have to be. In many ways, searching for a new […]
7 Reasons You Should Hire a Veteran
When looking to hire a new employee, the usual thought is to quickly fill the position in order to meet the current need. The “future” rarely enters the thought process. The focus remains on providing immediate value for an immediate problem. It is human nature. We see a problem; we want to fix it – […]
Difference Between Contractor and Temporary Worker – Does the Name Matter?
The American Staffing Association conducted a comprehensive survey of contingent workers, where they surveyed over 13,000 current or former contingent workers from 186 companies. The results were rather interesting. The survey did reveal that the overwhelming majority of the workers were satisfied with their work experiences. However, in an interesting side note, the survey discovered […]
